Sound Echo

Historians have a responsibility to tell everyone.
Professor Ge Zhaoguang talks about China's history and culture.
What prejudices and fantasies are behind the historical concepts we take for granted?
【Content Introduction】
This book compiles eight complete and lucid historical lectures by Professor Ge Zhaoguang. A broad perspective and objective approach to Chinese history and culture permeate the entire work, which can be divided into four parts: the first part consists of one article exploring the concept of global history from a Chinese perspective; the second part consists of three articles offering macro perspectives on China, culture, and scholarship; the third part consists of two articles detailing the history of Confucianism and Zen Buddhism; and the final four part consists of two articles exploring the use of images to observe history.
Professor Ge Zhaoguang entered academia in the early 1980s, and for over forty years, lectures and seminars have been his daily routine. He gives his all to each lecture, using the so-called "lion fighting a rabbit" approach to outline, outline key points, and even include tidbits. When his speech is heard, he hopes it will resonate, allowing readers to perceive some relevant issues and directions for reflection.
These lecture notes are concise and insightful, yet retain a plain and clear spoken language, making the transmission of ideas smoother and more effortless.
【Editor's Recommendation】
Professor Ge Zhaoguang is a leading scholar of literature and history in China today. He is rigorous, upright, unfashionable, and deeply concerned with reality. The eight lectures in this book reveal a historian's anxiety about the current predicament and his sense of responsibility to diagnose the root causes.
◎ Professor Ge Zhaoguang has a broad academic vision and, with a calm, prudent and objective stance, strives to break through simplistic historical narratives and correct the prejudices and fantasies behind historical "common sense."
◎This collection of speeches is concise and insightful, while retaining a plain and clear spoken language, making the transmission of ideas smoother and more natural.
◎Hardcover color printing, rich and beautiful illustrations.
"We are historians, after all. We have our anxieties and try to identify the root causes of this country's or history's problems. But we must understand that we are doctors who diagnose the root causes, not prescribe or perform surgery. Prescribing and performing surgery are the responsibilities of politicians. But do we have a responsibility to tell everyone how we got here historically?"
"China is not an imagined community; we must understand China through history."
"History also has another ideal, which is to tell you that human beings are interconnected and share the same planet, and you should have the awareness of being a global citizen."

2023-02-01

四川人民出版社

汉唐阳光, 壹卷YeBook

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9787220131073